Question 1. Compare the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution. Which document did a better job at protecting liberties? Which did a better job at running a government?
Question 3. Explain how improvements in transportation and communication made possible the rise of the West as powerful, self-conscious region of the new nation. Describe the arguments that linked American freedom to westward expansion. Who or what were obstacles to freedom in the pursuit of expansion? How did Americans deal with those obstacles?